Four Leeds gang members who shot at a rival as they chased him through the streets have been sentenced today following an investigation by specialist detectives who target serious youth violence.
Frightened members of the public called police when they saw the masked males, armed with a gun and machetes, pursuing the 17-year-old victim in Foundry Approach and Coldcotes Circus, in Gipton, at about 3pm on Sunday, July 7 last year.
During the chase the handgun was fired at the victim, but the bullet lodged in the barrel of the converted blank-firing pistol.
The victim fled into a nearby convenience store and escaped out of the back door.
Officers were deployed to the scene and detained the four suspects in Brown Hill Terrace, Harehills, after a search of the wider area.
Frightened members of the public called police when they saw the masked males, armed with a gun and machetes, pursuing the 17-year-old victim in Foundry Approach and Coldcotes Circus, in Gipton, at about 3pm on Sunday, July 7 last year.
During the chase the handgun was fired at the victim, but the bullet lodged in the barrel of the converted blank-firing pistol.
The victim fled into a nearby convenience store and escaped out of the back door.
Officers were deployed to the scene and detained the four suspects in Brown Hill Terrace, Harehills, after a search of the wider area.
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